THE PITCHFORKS ARE COMING

We want a NEW ENERGY ERA

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

utilities say they’re game but it feels like they say one thing and do another

LOBBING TAR BOMBS

-they say they love renewable energy…. -they say that we should have choice…

WE ALWAYS HAVE TO PLAY MONOPOLY

PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION

why is it that every time we want to do something positive with our energy portfolio, we have to play Monopoly?

AN AMERICAN STORY

but credit where credit’s due right: -RES exists in all but 10 or 12 States -EEPS exists in half the states

THE PEOPLES WILL

how does a RE Std come about? either by Legislation or Citizen Petition …or federal regulation! like we’re seeing with EPA’s 111d

CASTLE WALLS

a good model ..but implementation requires approval of THE GREAT COMMISSION, so painful we see the utility as the enemy

UTILITY DEATH SPIRAL?

wanting to tear down the caste walls … and scream Death Spiral to Utilities

REVOLUTION REMINDERS

deregulation past: Time magazine depicted it well - $3 to see your bill, $25 service call, and $250 change service fee

BUT EVOLUTION OFFERS

every monarchy knows: evolution offers happiness and zen for everyone -DERs!! -solar and storage -no coal / less methane

WE’RE AT A PITCHFORK IN THE ROAD

we’re at a fork in the road for the utility business model

UTILITY INCENTIVES

look at incentives: utilities are motivated to sell more electricity and big cap x projects

ENERGY INDUSTRY INCENTIVES

economically viable projects!, velocity to scale, lower costs, and survive as a company

CONFLICTING INCENTIVES

case in point: net metering

RETAIL PRICE ≠ GENERATION COST

yet isn’t it true that paying flat retail price for energy the utility does not need is obscene?

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.. THRU CHANGED RATE STRUCTURE

What happens if we match cost of generation with the price paid?, allow the market to determine viable economic solutions?

UNLEASH DERS !!!

in so doing unleash the future of distributed energy resources – PV/DG, storage, and multi nodal demand response

UTILITIES ARE THE ENABLING ENGINEERS

let the utilities do what they do so amazingly well - engineer and operate an intelligent grid, with rapid response capability

COMMONERS ARE THE INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS

allow entrepreneurs to do what they’re wired for -chasing opportunity

WE HAVE AN IMPATIENT MOVEMENT A FOOT

let’s not suffer a revolution with heads on spikes. give the Commoners what they want -market price incentives- let them go to work plowing the fields and reaping harvest